in spring

Chapter 257 cynicism
Ever since she went to Hou's mansion that day, Chunying felt at ease.The second old lady was very protective of her in front of the people in the Hou Mansion, and she didn't change her attitude afterwards, she still trusted and valued her. It can be seen that she has really gained a firm foothold in the East Mansion, and there is no need to worry about people in the Hou Mansion manipulating her. major events in your own life.Next, she just needs to do her part, curry favor with the hostesses of the East Mansion, wait for the right time, ask to leave the mansion, and then find an excuse like "supporting parents" to get the family out, and everything will be fine .

Chunying is relieved, but some people are not reconciled.

The Li clan lives in a nearby area, and there is an ethnology, which is specially for the children of the clan or close relatives to study. Li Dun, the fourth young master of the East Mansion, has just turned 15 years old this year. He has been away with his father and has never left behind his homework. After returning to Beijing, because I couldn't find a good husband for a while, my mother Zhuo took care of it and sent it to the ethnology school.One day when he came home from school, he changed his clothes first, and then went to greet his grandmother.The second old lady ordered him to practice calligraphy, and he went to open the study room next to the big case in the cubicle. Seeing Chunying coming to deliver tea, he whispered: "Sister, please stay."

Chunying was puzzled, stopped in her tracks, and asked, "What orders does Fourth Young Master have?"

Li Dun hesitated to speak, and glanced at the girl next to him who brought up the brush wash, and the girl looked at Chunying.Chunying was worried that calling her away would lead to gossip, so she said to her, "Go and get one of the soft cushions from the chair outside and give it to Fourth Young Master." Seeing the situation in the cubicle, Chunying took the opportunity to say to Li Dun: "The fourth young master has something to say, please tell me."

Li Dun said with some embarrassment: "In school today, I actually met my third brother. He asked about my sister, and how she came to our house. My sister is a person in front of my grandmother, how can I speak nonsense to the outside world? I... I have no choice but to say that I don't know anything, but I'm afraid that I'll delay my sister's affairs."

Chun Ying felt a little annoyed, sneered slightly, and said to him: "What can I do? It's just that I did rough work in the third young master's courtyard for more than half a year when I was young, and I don't understand why the third young master asked about my affairs. The Fourth Young Master did a good job, this is how everyone's children should behave, how could anyone tell the story of the girl in the family? It's just that the Third Young Master is an elder brother after all, so it's not easy to refute his face, so the Fourth Young Master should not hear it."

Li Dun was even more difficult: "But he wants me to come back and inquire, and explain to me again..."

Chunying laughed and said: "Brothers, is it right? Although younger brother is not good to blame, he should point out his mistakes. The school is a place for studying. If you don't concentrate on studying there, you are already at fault. It's even more wrong. Fourth young master, don't mess around with other people, just learn your homework well. If the third young master comes to you again, you can refute him with reasoning. As long as he knows some etiquette, he is too embarrassed to continue. of."

Li Dun nodded in response: "I see, thank you sister for teaching me." He even made a special bow.

Chunying has always liked the very polite brothers and sisters in Dongfu, she returned the gift with a smile, and then went outside.Just now when the girl brought the mat in, Li Dun practiced lower script seriously.

It's just that Chunying couldn't help but feel annoyed, thinking that the third young master is too annoying, is it okay to do this?Come to her directly if you have the ability!What is it to start with your brother? !I'm afraid that if he refute it this time, he will find a way to ask himself to understand, and then don't expect her to give him a good face!
The next day, the second lady and the third lady came to talk to the fourth lady. When the second old lady was joking with her, the former called Chunying over, looked at it for a long time before laughing: "I heard about it a while ago, I can't think of it anymore." Yes! Sure enough, you are a blessed person. It’s a pity that I got the news late, or I would have told you to go to my house! My wife disrespected herself and went against my grandmother’s wishes. Now I have learned a lesson! That day my grandmother sent Mrs. Called to train for most of the day!"

Chunying quickly glanced at the second old lady, saw her sitting on the top seat, frowning slightly, then smiled and said to the second young lady Yijun: "Although the second young lady is speaking for me, it's just that the wife is your aunt after all, how can you treat her in front of the elders?" Are you talking about other elders in front of you? Second Miss, please be careful."

Yijun was disappointed, and put away his smile: "You, why have you become boring? I'm not talking nonsense."

The 12-year-old fourth lady Yajun held the tea bowl, glanced at her, pouted slightly, then turned to the second old lady and said, "Grandmother, didn't you say that you want someone to copy a hundred copies of the Diamond Sutra? Now that I have practiced Zanhua Xiaokai, I want to copy the scriptures. Grandma will let me copy a copy too? I want to pray for my grandmother, father, mother and elder brother."

The second old lady smiled lovingly: "Good boy, it's rare that you have this kind of heart. I just prepared it here, and only Chunying helped copy it. I just want to ask your brother to copy it. It would be great if you would help me." It's gone." He ordered Chunying to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Chunying smiled and went away, Yijun was a little embarrassed, and was afraid of being dragged to copy the scriptures, dragged the third lady Xijun, and ran away with any excuse.The second old lady sighed: "There is no good mistress in the West Mansion, everything is out of order. The girls are so old, don't they even have someone who teaches them how to behave? Ya'er, don't learn from your older sisters."

Yajun hurriedly responded: "I don't know how! My second sister and I haven't been able to play together since we were young. Just now she called sister Chunying to stare at her face. I just wanted to talk, but I just thought she was my sister. , just didn’t make a sound. People around grandma are naturally more noble than other girls, who is not respectful, how can she be so rude? Thanks to Sister Chunying’s good temper!"

Chunying laughed and said, "Although the fourth lady is joking, she can't afford to be a servant. The second lady is the master after all." At such a time, the posture must be lowered to make the superiors like it.

"Who is she? She never spoke ill of my aunt in other people's homes, how can I ask others to respond to her?!" Yajun turned to the second old lady and said coquettishly, "Grandmother, tell me, the granddaughter did something wrong just now?"

The second old lady smiled: "You did a good job, but you should be more polite when you meet your sisters in the future." Then she said to Chunying: "Don't be so self-deprecating, you are my man , I’m ashamed to be looked down upon by others. It’s good to behave well, you have to show some prestige when you are outside, don’t let others look down upon you.”

Chunying was determined in her heart and agreed with a smile.

I don't know if it's because the second and third misses mentioned their experiences in the East Mansion after they went back, but the next day, it was the turn of the third young master Li You.

He flattered the second old lady for a long time, his eyes swept over Chunying from time to time, several times he gave her winks when no one was paying attention, but Chunying couldn't see her at all.Seeing this, Li You was secretly annoyed. Seeing Chunying go out with her things, she took the opportunity to say goodbye and chased after her all the way to the corner of the corridor. She stepped forward and asked, "Stop! Didn't you see me?!"

Chun Ying slid half a step away, avoiding his outstretched hand, turned around and said with a smile: "So it's the third young master? I'm sorry, the servant is walking in front, and I didn't see you coming from behind. Are you leaving? "The eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, very good, they were standing at the corner of the corridor outside the East Wing, the Fourth Young Master was writing on the desk in front of the window of the room, and when I looked over, I could see them, so I'm not afraid that she will suffer.

Li You said angrily: "Why are you pretending to be okay here?! I gave you several winks just now, if you don't believe me, you didn't see it!"

Chunying looked surprised: "I really didn't see it? What kind of wink did you give me? Why don't you just say something?"

Li You gritted his teeth secretly: "Okay, you have learned to pretend?! You lied to me before that you were dying of illness, and I even prepared a reward. I didn't expect you to suddenly change and become a person from the East Mansion. It really is a good trick." !"

"I don't understand what the third young master said." Chunying looked innocent, "It was true that I was ill last winter, but I've recovered a long time ago? How have I ever lied to you? I'm just a girl, not so Is it possible that such a delicate body needs to be raised for a few months?"

Li You was stunned, and felt that he really couldn't tell whether she was really ill or a fake illness at that time, but Mei Xiang had seen it with her own eyes, and Mei Xiang had served her since she was a child, so it was impossible for her to lie.Thinking of this, he slowed down his tone a bit: "Forget it, it's over, I don't care about you, it's just... I clearly said that I will arrange your errands, why did you come to Dongfu by yourself?! "

Chunying sighed: "Third young master, although you always say that you will arrange, you will arrange, but you should ask yourself, my wife has kicked out my whole family, you are a son, you will really refute the mother's face, Call us back? My wife is having a hard time in the mansion now, right? Let people know that even her son doesn't take her words seriously, what face do you have?"

Li You was dumbfounded. He was indeed concerned about this, so he did not take action for a long time, but he was unwilling to admit that he had broken his promise to a girl: "It's just waiting for a while, it's only half a year, you can't wait." Already?!"

Chunying sneered in her heart, and said: "Third young master, you put it lightly. There are four of us in our family, the old one, the young one, and I also got sick. I don't have any serious errands in the village, because I was kicked out. , even the monthly silver and rice are paid at the lowest level. If you live only on your savings, you will have to eat nothing sooner or later. I don’t know that the errands you promised will fall on us, so I saw that the East Mansion wanted to pick people, so I went Here I come. Actually, you have nowhere to arrange for me to go, why do you have to hold on to it?!"

The third young master blushed: "So that's the reason, I was negligent, you have difficulties, why don't you come to me?"

Chunying began to get impatient: "I'm in the village, it's cold, and I may not be able to see you after running such a long way, I dare to ask you for money?! What have I become?! I have money Feet, you can support your family by yourself, to be honest, everyone is fine now, so you don't have to worry about it!"

The third young master was not happy when he heard this: "What do you mean by this? I have the intention to praise you, but you are impatient?! It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin! You can ask all over the house, which girl did I treat so hard?! For You are familiar with Brother Nian, and I plan to give you to him after his family is rehabilitated. Later, seeing that his family’s affairs are difficult (read LIAO), and you are getting older, I kindly let you in. See you later That person is useless, and he even asked Mei Xiang to tell you that he will find a good family for you in the future. It's good for you to treat all my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs!"

Chunying sneered: "Your words are even more confusing! Even the common people outside don't have a daughter from Xu San's family! You want to send me to this person today, and to that person tomorrow. To be a concubine is to underestimate people, right?! Young Master Zhou is a gentleman, don’t misunderstand him! Besides, you ordered me to clean his house at that time. Familiar?! Third young master, you are a young master. You should study seriously and do important things. Why do you pester me, a little girl, with your marriage all day long?! She worked as a rough envoy in the yard for less than a year, stayed at home for a year, and served Miss Huo's family for three or four years, and now she has even entered the East Mansion. Since when did my marriage become your business?! "

Li You's face turned red and white. He naturally knew that Chunying had long been out of his control, but after Chunying entered the mansion, he was the one who served him first and kept in touch with him. He still subconsciously said "she is his girl" thoughts.

Chunying caught a glimpse of the fourth young master getting up and walking this way, so she said to the third young master indifferently: "Third young master, don't worry, my family has already told me about the marriage, and the betrothal gift has been accepted, and we will get married only when the man comes back. Are you sure?" You don’t need to worry about it anymore! Don’t scare me with words, saying that if I don’t listen to you, I will do something to my parents. I am working in the second old lady’s house now. Let people know what you said, and others Think you want to do something bad to the elders of the family!"

"You damn girl!" Li You became anxious for a moment, "Now that you're on a high branch, you don't care about your old master?!"

"Third brother!" The fourth young master Li Dun shouted at his cousin, frowning and staring at him, "Third brother came to see grandma today, and he didn't come to see me. Instead, he stopped my sister in my grandmother's room. What do you want to do?!"

Chunying bowed to him: "Fourth Young Master." Then she stood quietly by the side.

Li You knew that he had lost his composure, so he turned his head uncomfortably: "I just reprimanded this girl for being rude."

"Third brother is so confused!" Li Dun's eyes showed a trace of contempt, "Sister Chunying is the big girl in front of my grandmother, and even my mother treats her very politely, but you are better off, calling people for no reason, just scolding her." After spending half a day, you really didn’t take my grandmother seriously! Even in your own home, there’s no reason to ask the sister next to your grandmother to reprimand you. How could you dare to be so presumptuous when you came to my home?! I didn’t go back to Beijing Before, I heard that the third brother was very spoiled at home, he didn't like reading, and he didn't invite his husband to teach him. Now that I see you, I know that the rumors are true. Third brother, it's not that you are rude as a younger brother, it's really... you In the future, he will become a prince, if uncle is too busy with business, it is better to invite a gentleman to teach him!"

These words simply meant that Li You had no tutor anymore, Chunying applauded in her heart, and she liked the fourth young master even more.But Li You's face was flushed, and it took him a long time to smile and said: "Fourth brother really knows how to joke. It's just a girl, but you are enthusiastic, and you even stand up for her."

Chunying caught a glimpse of a group of people walking slowly outside the courtyard, the leader was the second wife Zhuo Shi, and seeing that the fourth young master was flushed with anger by the third young master's words, she said coldly to the latter: "Third young master said this Don’t feel guilty! You really treat everyone in the world as a bad person! You are the future Marquis, you don’t need to be educated and sensible, and no one says anything about you. Our fourth young master is a decent boy, don’t use these stupid words to fool you He! The fourth young master is the most filial to the old lady, so he respects a little girl like me, but anyone who knows how to be polite doesn't have the face to pick on these things. If you have time, what are you doing here to tease us? Why don't you come to the university? How many days will the old lady go to serve? Do you want to be filial? Hanging out all day, and dawdling in school, now you want to arrange good people?!"

"Which one is arranging good people?" The second wife, Zhuo Shi, came over and nodded when she saw the three saluting her. She asked her son first, "Your sister Chunying just said that your brother is arranging good people. Who is it?"

Li Dun secretly glanced at his cousin, Li You's eyes flickered, Chunying smiled at Zhuo Shi: "Just now the old lady was still talking about it, but the lady is here, please come in quickly. The old lady is in the warm pavilion."

Zhuo smiled and nodded: "I have something to discuss with her old man. Brother Dun, follow me to see your grandmother. I have been busy these two days, and I didn't ask you about your homework. Are you lazy?" to leave.

Li You called in a low voice, "Auntie." Then she turned around and said, "Brother You is really a rare visitor. It's just that you are too busy in broad daylight. I have long wanted to persuade your mother, With such an old son, since she herself feels powerless, she should find a good teacher to teach her, what a waste of time, what a waste of time!" After saying that, she ignored her and took her son away.Chunying raised the corners of her mouth and followed, leaving Li You alone standing there, very annoyed.

In the evening, Chunying received a pair of white jade bracelets from the little girl sent by the Zhuo family, and said: "My wife said that my sister is hardworking and hardworking, so I specially rewarded her."

Chunying thought about it secretly, and felt that the second wife should be praising her, but she should also express it, so she took the bracelet, gave the little girl dozens of money, went back to the house to report to the second old lady, and then went to the second wife's place to thank.

The main room was brightly lit, as if they were discussing business matters, Chunying saluted, and stood to the side to wait. Looking up, she saw an acquaintance standing in the room, it was Zhao Sansao, and Aunt Xu stood aside with a serious face.

Mrs. Zhuo was flipping through an account book, and after a while, said calmly: "Your village paid 580 three taels of land rent, that's all, but the 370 nine taels and five cents you got from doing business with Nanyuan Yinzi...what's going on?"

Chunying was taken aback.Isn't the deal between Lijiazhuang and Nanyuan a secret?The owner obviously didn't know, why did Zhao Sansao report it? !It won't implicate your parents, right?
(End of this chapter)